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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Once in a while my boys deserve a special little treat for breakfast. Usually it's pancakes or waffles, or more often than not some kind of muffin. This day, I chose Amish Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Icing. Perfect for downing with a mug of milk before a morning hike.

I started these the night before, refrigerated them cut and in the pan, and took them out for the 2nd rise the morning of baking.

After prepping the dough via a small amount of mixing, it's rolled out rectangle-style and spread with melted butter.

Then it's sprinkled with cinnamon & sugar. No nuts or raisins are crowding their way into this cinnamon roll.

It's rolled up tightly.

Ends are sealed.

1-inch slices are gently cut.

Slices are placed into a greased 9-inch square pan. This is the part where you can decide if you'd like to refrigerate them overnight or let them rise now and bake.

Cinnamon rolls aren't truly cinnamon rolls without a good dose of icing. This is a caramelly flavored icing... the best kind.

Ready for consumption (and a long hike)!

Our family has a special Thanksgiving morning tradition that I'll share with you. After our special breakfast, we take a hike. And on that hike, we go through the alphabet and we each share things we are thankful for. Dad says, "I've got A. I'm thankful for A____ because _______. Mom says, "I've got B. I'm thankful for B____ because _________. etc... It's really quite a nice way to start the day.

45 comments:

Two fabulous things about this post - a. I've always wanted to make homemade cinnamon rolls but never figured out how to give them enough time for the 2 rises needed but this answered all of my questions! (refrigerate them before the 2nd rise!) and b. I LOVE your Thanksgiving tradition; way to go teaching your family to remember the real reason for the holiday. And Happy Thanksgiving!

Aww! That is one awesome tradition. I hope they share it with their kids one day :) I wonder what you guys say when you get to Q, X or Z... Hee hee :)I baked a bit of bread today too, and it was wonderful! I think this really should be next on my list! :)

i absolutely respect and enjoy the amish--they're the source of some of my favorite recipes. this one looks like a winner. :)great tradition, by the way. maybe i'll try to get it started with my crew. :)

RecipeGirl, I've totally been craving cinnamon rolls recently. Pumpkin flavored is even more appropriate this time of year, however. These look unbelievably delicious. I love that you can do the bulk of the work the night before, too.

Awesome tradition and Awesome Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls. I know the pumpkin baking season is about coming to its end, but i need to make these Lori. They look so good. I love Amish Recipes. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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